- Salary
- $5k+
- Location
- SMG Administration, United States of America
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Education
- Associate
- Source
- Workday
Description
City/State
Virginia Beach, VAWork Shift
First (Days)Overview:
Sentara Medical Group is now hiring a full-time hybrid Risk Adjustment Coder in Virginia Beach, VA!
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM -5:00PM, dayshift.
This is a hybrid position that offers a combination of remote and onsite work, with a requirement to be in the office one to two days each week. The role also includes travel as needed to support business objectives and team collaboration.
Overview
Performs compliance activities focused on risk adjustment in accordance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Performs prospective/retrospective medical record reviews (MMR) & CMS/HHS Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) audits. Reviews provider coding for professional & inpatient/outpatient services to ensure capture of diagnostic conditions supported within the provider's documentation for CMS/HHS Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC). Supports risk adjustment data validation (RADV), medical record retrieval, vendor coding audits, provider engagement, & all risk adjustment ICD-10-CM coding-related activities. Conducts annual risk assessments, training, monitoring, & auditing, control assessment, reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action oversight. Performs vendor quality oversight audits; reviews and/or makes final coding determination for non-agreeable coding. Makes final decision on vendor-to-vendor diagnosis coding rebuttal concerns. Serves as subject matter expert on risk adjustment diagnosis coding guidelines. Coordinates risk adjustment gap elimination with clinical and quality gap elimination Maintains a reasonable fluency in workings & financial implications of applicable risk adjustment models.
Education
- Associate degree (Required)
Experience
- Medical Records Data - 1 year (Required)
- Coding - 2 years (Required)
Certifications:
One of the following certifications are required: Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based (CCS-P), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
Must obtain Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) certification within two years of employment.
Keywords: Risk Adjustment Coding & Documentation Specialist, Talroo-Allied Health, Medical Office
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
